WorksheetsSocial inequalities
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which sociologist used the term 'life chances'?
Karl Marx
Emile Durkheim
Max Weber
Friedrich Engels
What does life chances refer to?
People's life expectancy
The opportunities people have to achieve certain things
How much inequality someone faces
The chances of being born
In terms of life chances, which are deemed desirable things to achieve?
Home ownership
Educational qualifications
Instagram recognition
A fulfilling and successful career
Boys are how many times more likely to be excluded from school than girls?
Twice as likely
Four times as likely
Equal chance
Ten times as likely
Which areas of employment do women dominate?
Leisure/service industry
Care
IT
Education
Politics
According to Wilkinson and Pickett, what disadvantages does living in poverty bring?
High levels of illness and disability
Weak immune system
Poor diet
Depression
High divorce rates
What percentage of British school children are privately educated?
20%
7%
16%
10%
What proportion of all MPs were privately educated?
One quarter
One fifth
One third
Half
Which ethnic minority groups outperform their white British peers at GCSE?
Chinese
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
What proportion of taxi drivers in the UK are from Pakistani or Bangladeshi backgrounds?
1 in 20
1 in 8
A quarter
3 out of 10
Alcock suggests that BAME groups are most at risk of social exclusion because they are most likely to:
Live in overcrowded rented accomodation
Shun social media
Live in poor quality housing (e.g. damp/poor ventilation)
Be the victims of crime
According to Child Poverty Action Group, what does growing up in poverty lead to?
Chronic illness in later life
Lack of access to extracurricular activities
Similar educational outcomes as other children
Restricted educational development
According to Age UK what percentage of pensioners are living in poverty?
20%
16%
10%
7%
On average how many MORE hours of unpaid work per week (childcare, cleaning, cooking etc.) do women do than men?
2.5
7
5
10
What percentage of the world's wealth is made up of women?
10%
7.5%
3%
1%
What proportion of 16-18 year old girls have experienced unwanted sexual touching at SCHOOL?
1 in 10
1 in 15
1 in 8
1 in 3
What proportion of women have left a job because of sexual harrassment?
5%
1 in 10
1 in 8
one quarter
Where does the UK rank for gender equality in parliament across the world?
21st
5th
10th
57th
What is the average income of a FTSE 100 CEO?
£1 million
£2 million
£800,000
£5 million
According to official statistics people from manual and working class backgrounds are more likely to:
Die younger
Age faster
Suffer from chronic mental and physical illness
Have a secure and stable income
